Mix 09 – Beats Rhymes and Life

So, obviously, the title is an homage to A Tribe Called Quest.  That said, none of their tracks are in the mix.  It’s more that the three concepts have been my day.  I started the day attending a seminar on behavior change as part of another one of my hobbies, physical fitness.  As such, I spent most of the rest of my day evaluating my approach to life in all aspects (relationships, career, hobbies, etc.).  I ended the day putting together this mix.  I had the usual fun of putting it together, but I think this was the first truly hip hop mix.  So, rhymes 🙂

I let the tracks go a little longer this time around, so this is a little longer than my last couple of mixes.  The transitions are decent, but not perfect.  The last one (between Swang and Mask Off) flows pretty well, but I should have faded out the vocals of Swang.  Oh well, with more practices comes better results.

This may be my last mix for a little while.  Not because I am stopping; quite the opposite.  I am taking an 8 week course on DJing with Traktor.  So, while I’ll be working on getting better, the work product may not make it to the web.

Enjoy!